eSight Community News

Seminars on Employment Legislation, Advocacy and Benefits Planning:

• Commissioner Mathew Sapolin, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities;

• Ted Finkelstein, Director of Project Equal Access, NYC Commission on Human Rights;

• Alexander Wood, Executive Director, Disabilities Network of New York City;

• Aldrin Stoja, Congressional and Public Inquiries Specialist, Social Security Administration;

• Dr. Karen Luxton-Gourgey, Director, Baruch College Computer Center for Visually Impaired People;

• Carl Jacobsen, President, New York State affiliate National Federation of the Blind;

• Mike Godino, President, American Council of the Blind of New York;

• Becky Barnes, 1st Vice President, National Guide Dog Users Inc.; and

• David Deport, President, Guide Dog Users, Inc. of NYC

Presentations on Career Development, Networking, Entrepreneurship, Interviewing Techniques, and Resume Writing:

• A panel of Human Resource Professionals from Bear Stearns, Home Depot, and JP Morgan Chase;

• Workshops by Dress for Success Worldwide, Career Gear, and Macy's;

• Dramatizations of interviewing "do's and don'ts" from Theatre by the Blind;

• Management Training workshops from J. David Sweeny, President of PDS Development Corporation and Amy Ruell of National Braille Press; and

• A presentation on Financial Management, Investment and Retirement Planning from AIG Valic

Hands-on Workshops and Seminars:

• Internet for Job Seekers;

• Buying Your Own Computer;

• Assistive Technology for Professional Educators and Rehab Counselors;

• Apple Voice Over Accessibility; and

• The K-NFB Reader

Technology Exhibits, Workshops and Product Demonstrations:

• BrailleNote, PocketViewer, Trekker, and VictorReader from Humanware;

• Window-Eyes6.1, Braille Sense, Small-Talk Ultra, and SenseView from GW Micro;

• Lunar, Hal, SuperNova, Smart Hal, Dolphin Pen, and Pocket Hal from Dolphin USA;

• JAWS 8.1, MAGic 10.5, Pac Mate, and video magnifiers from Freedom Scientific;

• Low vision solutions and ergonomics in the workplace from Smart Solution Partners, LLC.;

• The latest "Gadgets and Gismos" from Independent Living Aids; and

• "Ask the Experts" Assistive Technology Clinic from Solid Rock Inc.

This Institute is offered by VISIONS Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired with funding made possible through a grant from the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation.